Stepfather accused of sex assaults

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Mar 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM

SUTTER CREEK -The Amador County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that detectives arrested a man who is accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old stepdaughter more than 100 times over a period of five years.

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SUTTER CREEK -The Amador County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that detectives arrested a man who is accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old stepdaughter more than 100 times over a period of five years.

Rudy Suarez Jr., 35, of Sutter Creek was arrested Monday on suspicion of numerous crimes, including aggravated assault of a child and lewd or lascivious acts involving children accomplished through force and/or fear. Authorities allege that Suarez started sexually abusing the girl in 2007 when they lived in Woodland. The abuse continued when the family moved to Amador County in 2008 and last occurred at a home on Ridge Road in Sutter Creek in 2011, authorities said.